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SKILLS, TIPS & TRICKS TO GET YOU HIKING LIKE A PRO

Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace takes the latest in single-serving shelters for a spin

The question about wild swimming I get asked most often is: “is it safe?” Rarely does this query refer to the risk of drowning – the usual concern is about the quality of the water. And understandably

Publishing expert and avid hillwalker SARAH MCKENNA picks five brilliant books to pack in your rucksack this summer.

As thoughts begin to turn gradually towards the hunting season, spare a thought for your kit. Is it still in the state it was left in back in March? Never fear, Octavia Pollock has plenty of advice on how to get it in tip-top shape

In my 20s, I would think nothing of strapping a tent onto the back of my boyfriend’s motorbike and heading to the Lake District for the weekend, especially as I only lived about 90 minutes away from w